Manila Bulletin
'Odette' agri losses climb to P11.7 B
Typhoon Odette's damage to agriculture has reached P11.7 billion, affecting 411,038 farmers and fishermen with production losses in rice, corn, high-value crops, coconut, sugarcane, abaca, livestock, and fisheries.
The total damage to agriculture and infrastructure caused by Typhoon Odette has surpassed PHP28 billion, with infrastructure damage reaching PHP17.7 billion.
The typhoon also caused damage to over 1.3 million houses, with more than 368,000 totally destroyed.
As of the report, 75 deaths were confirmed, along with 188 injured and six missing, while hundreds of other casualties are still under validation.
The Department of Agriculture has allocated at least P2.9 billion in assistance to affected farmers and fishers.
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